Climate outlooks
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The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, released today, indicate that warmer and wetter than normal conditions are likely to continue through the months of May, June and July. This means that the moderate drought that is currently in place in parts of the Southeast is likely to be eliminated over…
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Do you have trouble understanding how to interpret the monthly climate outlooks put out by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center? Then this webinar is for you! On Monday, April 22, there will be a webinar at 2-3 pm EDT (1-2 PM CDT) on how to read these maps and interpret the results. You can register for…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that nearly all of the Southeast should get an inch or so of rain this week except for the southern tip of Florida. This is likely to keep the drought from expanding in next week’s Drought Monitor map. We should see a lot of that this weekend with the…
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The latest 7-day QPF map from this morning shows that most areas in the Southeast should get at least a half inch of rain, with everywhere except the Florida peninsula getting up to an inch. This should help keep the drought from expanding again on next week’s Drought Monitor. The bulk of the rain will…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region should receive some rain this week. However, many parts will receive less than half an inch, which won’t even settle the pollen, much less moisten up the soil. This means that abnormally dry conditions and moderate drought in the region are likely to remain…
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At the end of every season, NOAA provides an overview of what they got right and wrong with the seasonal outlook. This year they did not do well with the temperature forecast, especially in the northern US. Precipitation was a little better, especially in the southern regions of the US. You can read more about…
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The latest monthly Water Resources Outlook video from the National Weather Service has been posted to YouTube. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWQJKSsEASs&feature=youtu.be.